28-02-04
Thanks for the kind words guys.
I do have to say that the Revell Dog Sabre is a beautiful kit.
Apologises for the blurriness of the images. The actual images are larger, but the site I use for storage is Photobucket and they have a size limit of 250k, so when I downsize the photos, they seem to lose resolution and become blurry.
Sure, the focus was a bit soft, but............is there somewhere else I could psot my photos without having to drastically downsizing them and losing quality?
By the way, a big thnak you to Oggy for doing the honours.
As for the near natural metal finish, that was achieved by first spraying the entire model flat black. When this dried (left for about 24hrs), I sealed this with a light dusting of Games Workshop 'Ardcoat, which is a gloss finish clear lacquer.
When that has dried, I get my trusty Tamiya Gloss Aluminum ( TS-17) and spray away.
Once that's dry, I seal that with another coat of Games Workshop 'Ardcoat.
The thing with 'Ardcoat is that hte more you spray, the shiny and glossy-er it gets.
So, I spray until I am happy. Bearing in mind tho' that after applying decals I'd use the 'Ardcoat again and after weathering I'd use the 'Ardcoat one final time.
You end up with one shiny airframe.
Liam